Our strategic discipleship plan for the entire congregation—from birth through retirement—starts with Sunday school.
Our goal is that when our children graduate from high school they will have a true knowledge and lasting relationship with Christ that started developing as babies. As they transition to adulthood, we continue to focus on what it means to truly be disciples making disciples.
While we’ll continue to have community groups, mid-week studies and events for various groups (those can be found here), the foundation for those will be built during the Sunday school hour. We encourage everyone to join us. Below you’ll find the details for each of the age groups in the church.
for adults
As a community of grace and healing, we recognize that our lives are broken and we live in a world that is broken. Jesus came to bring his kingdom among us to renew and restore our lives and the whole of creation to himself. In keeping with our mission to make disciples who make disciples, St. Andrew’s Church will offer a robust adult Sunday school curriculum comprising three tracks: Core, Electives and Bible.
Each semester will be broken into two 8-10 weeks quarters and with three classes per quarter, which gives six different class opportunities each semester.
core track
Our core classes represent skills and information that we believe are essential for everyone at St. Andrew’s. They are designed with the whole church in mind and all members are encouraged to complete them. These courses provide a place to not only learn, but they are also designed to help people establish relationships and integrate meaningfully into the life of the church. In this two-year cycle, attendees will learn and practice faithful ways of relating to God, themselves, the church and the world.
From Sunday Morning to Daily Living:
Liturgy and Discipleship at St. Andrew’s
Taught by Dustin+ Freeman, Robert+ Cook, Jessie Smith & David Young | Andrew Room
Are you new to St. Andrew’s? This class is for you! Everyone is welcome to attend this edition of the Newcomers’ Class as we learn what Anglicans believe, the history, vision and values of St. Andrew’s and explore how discipleship and liturgy function as the foundation for experiencing God’s transformative grace in everyday life.
Repentance and Reconciliation
Taught by Bill Carpenter | Commons
Beginning with the weekly confessional prayer in corporate worship, this class will consider how to repent, believe and love practically day in and day out. Participants will reflect on the truth that repentance, amends, forgiveness and reconciliation ARE good news. Weekly teach and discussions will provide a hope-filled, biblical map for repairing and possibly reconciling relationships.
ELECTIVES track
Electives classes are just that—classes you can elect to take or not. They offer a way to go deeper into the various callings and interests that people will uncover or clarify in the Core track.
There are no classes in this track for the 1st quarter of the semester.
BIBLE track
Bible classes are our standard offering for those who want to intersperse that material with a deeper engagement with scripture. A rotation of Biblical books and formats—lecture and discussion—allow these classes to provide fresh and meaningful material that is always relevant to all.
Romans: The Gospel Proclaimed
Taught by Tony+ Davis | Mary & Martha Room
Join Tony on a walk through Romans using a basic hermeneutical approach. We will look at the historical context for Paul’s letter, perform weekly close reading of the passages, highlight the key themes and focus on how to apply this Scripture in our daily lives.
for YOUTH
St. Andrew’s Student Ministry, DASH, is divided into into three groups—6/7th grade, 8th grade and high school—for Sunday school, and two groups—middle and high school—on Wednesday nights
DASH track
We believe that every student should have the chance to learn who they were created to be, who they are in Christ and to love what he loves. We want all our students learn everything they need to know so that they can follow Christ in the way they were intended to.
6th-7th Grade
In a class geared just for them, middle schoolers will be introduced to spiritual disciplines. Class meets in the left half of the youth room downstairs.
8th Grade
Eight graders walk through a year-long confirmation class as they solidify the basics of their belief in and love for Christ. Student confirmation takes place each spring. Class meets in the small study room inside the right half of the youth room downstairs.
8th-12th Grade
In a class designed to take them further in their knowledge of God and relationship with God, the high schoolers will take a deeper dive into what spiritual disciplines are and how to incorporate them into their daily lives. Class meets in the right half of the youth room downstairs.
for Children
ENCOUNTER kids (K–5th grade) and Beginnings (infant–pre-k4) each have two distinct, but related, discipleship times on Sundays: service and Sunday school.
God’s big story track
God’s Big Story, rooted in the incredible truth that God has come to rescue his children from their own sin through his Son Jesus Christ, invites children to enter into the narrative of God’s abounding faithfulness and love for all of his beloved children. It explores the biblical narrative from creation and the fall to Jesus’ sacrificial victory on the cross to the promise of a new heaven and earth. God’s Big Story is taught in the context of worship through liturgy, song, scripture memory, story presentation, wondering questions, catechesis (teaching of doctrine and the faith), prayer and many reflective and creative responses geared to a variety of age groups.
Toddler
Ones and Twos
The curriculum repeats with the same lessons each year. The same bible story is repeated over four weeks and each week we provide different activities to help children engage with the story.
Fall Topics
David and Goliath
Daniel and the Lion’s Den
Jonah
Preschool
Threes and Fours
This one-year curriculum is designed to transition a group of kids from the toddlers program to the regular elementary program with shorter stories and plenty of play time. The lessons are designed with lots of review and repetition as stories build upon each other.
Fall Topics
Old Testament stories from Moses to Daniel
Lower Elementary
K, 1st & 2nd grade
Each year of this curriculum covers Old Testament stories in the fall, New Testament stories beginning in Advent and has a Catechesis Unit for the summer. In small age-based groups, children explore and engage the story.
Fall Topic
Lower elementary classes will kick off an exciting year themed “God’s Way.” We’ll start in the Old Testament, discovering The Goodness of God through the powerful stories of Exodus. As we learn how God rescued His people, children will explore the big truth: The gospel is the good news of God loving and saving lost mankind. Each week, we’ll grow in understanding that God is love, God is holy and God is good. It’s going to be a year full of wonder, faith and joyful discovery!
Middle Elementary
3rd grade
Each year of this curriculum covers Old Testament stories in the fall, New Testament stories beginning in Advent and has a Catechesis Unit for the summer. In small age-based groups, children explore and engage the story.
Fall Topic
Third Graders will dive into an exciting theme this year: God’s Miracles. We’ll explore God’s miraculous rescue of his people in Exodus and the ultimate rescue through Jesus Christ our Savior. As we journey through Scripture, students will discover the truth that God is love, God is holy and God is good. We’ll also take an honest look at the power of sin and its impact but the surpassing power of God to save us. It’s a year of big questions, powerful truths, and deepening faith.
Upper Elementary
5th grade
Each year of this curriculum covers Old Testament stories in the fall, New Testament stories beginning in Advent and has a Catechesis Unit for the summer. In small age-based groups, children explore and engage the story.
Fall Topic
Fourth and fifth graders will journey through the Old Testament books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth as they explore how each part of Scripture fits into God’s Big Story. This story has four main acts: Creation, Fall, Redemption and New Creation. We’ll see how God’s faithfulness and promises are woven through every chapter, even in times of disobedience and darkness.